Human history begins with man's act of disobedience which is at the very same time the beginning of his freedom and development of his reason.

  • -- Erich Fromm 埃里希·弗洛姆

人类的历史始于人类的反抗行为,而这正是人类自由和理性发展的开端。

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An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law.

一个人如果违反了良心告诉他是不公正的法律,并且心甘情愿地接受监禁的惩罚,以唤起社会对其不公正的良心,那么他实际上是在表达对法律的最高尊重。

The course of this conflict is not known, yet its outcome is certain. Freedom and fear, justice and cruelty, have always been at war, and we know that God is not neutral between them.

这场冲突的过程尚不清楚,但其结果是肯定的。自由与恐惧,正义与残忍,一直处于战争状态,我们知道上帝在它们之间并不是中立的。

Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion.

在任何读过历史的人看来,不服从是人的本性。进步是通过不服从,通过不服从和反叛取得的。

One of the reasons why you like to do your own drawings is, your style changes over time. And there's something about that that keeps it fresh to the viewer.

你喜欢自己画画的原因之一是,你的风格会随着时间而改变。有一些东西能让观众保持新鲜感。

Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can.

有些人有成千上万的理由不能做他们想做的事,而他们所需要的只是一个理由。

Eighteen is a good time for suffering. One has all the necessary strength, and no defences.

十八岁是受苦的好时候。一个人有一切必要的力量,没有防御。

Reason clears and plants the wilderness of the imagination to harvest the wheat of art.

理性清除并播下想象的荒野,收获艺术的麦粒。

Marriage is a fine institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.

婚姻是个很好的制度,但我还没准备好接受制度。